Ophiotreta dendrophyllicola

Ophiotreta dendrophyllicola, figs. 3-11.

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Superclassis: Cryptosyringida
Classis: Ophiuroidea
Subclasse: Myophiuroidea
Infraclasse: Metophiurida
Superordo: Ophintegrida
Ordo: Ophiacanthida
Subordo: Ophiacanthina

Familia: Ophiotomidae
Genus: Ophiotreta
Species: †Ophiotreta dendrophyllicola

Name

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Ophiotreta dendrophyllicola Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: 87010E71-C329-48FF-ADEB-F2A939732039
Fossil range: Paleocene; Danian.
Holotype: MGUH 30236.
Type locality: Fakse, Denmark; pockets of unconsolidated sediment within azooxanthellate coral bioherms, Tylocidaris bruennichi Zone, middle Danian, Paleocene.
Paratypes: NHMM 2012 050-2012 057.
Etymology: from Dendrophyllia Blainville 1830 and from Latin suffixe -cola (residing on).

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